tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278736220346488277.post8943109645418440139..comments2012-08-06T20:55:10.335-07:00Comments on Musetta's Spot: Class on FridayMusetta Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00452873334150748640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278736220346488277.post-34018593324586420642012-07-31T18:06:50.253-07:002012-07-31T18:06:50.253-07:00Commenting on the idea of having students teach ea...Commenting on the idea of having students teach each other...<br /><br />I like this method too, and I think I have an idea why: learning from each other takes away the &quot;weirdness&quot; that naturally occurs in the hierarchical relationship between teacher and student. In other words, we can &quot;be real&quot; with each other. <br /><br />This says a lot about the safe environment we all need (as students) to facilitate our learning. There&#39;s something uniquely safe about teaching each other. I remember that I conquered a few scary calculus concepts, thanks to a lunchtime math tutor (one of my peers); the funny thing about this, is that I was absent the day these concepts were taught, and I was overly anxious about forever being confused about them, since ALL of my classmates and previous calc students warned me about their difficulty. The fact that my peer math tutor made it so easy, is a testament to the power of our teaching abilities with one another.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419860873040455812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278736220346488277.post-20361821223780283182012-07-31T16:38:15.264-07:002012-07-31T16:38:15.264-07:00Musetta, I totally hear you when you say &quot;it ...Musetta, I totally hear you when you say &quot;it was more of a hassle, instead of it actually helping&quot; about evernote. I agree with you also though that it could be worth getting to know more about and using more often so that I can become proficient with it. I can see how it could be useful eventually to use in a classroom setting though, which makes me wish I was more familiar with it. <br />I also agree when you say that you liked having peers teach you the material. I typically enjoy that method, too. It can sometimes be challenging to stay on task in that environment, but for the most part I think it goes well. I like to see the other MACers teach us something too, since that is what we all want to do.Tinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863462463359527027noreply@blogger.com